expend
vt. 花費(fèi),使用做某事 spend, use in doing sth
vt. 用光; 耗盡 use up
同義詞
v. drop,spend,use
詞匯辨析
cost,expend,spend,take
這些動詞均含 花費(fèi) 之意。
cost 指花費(fèi)時(shí)間、金錢、勞力等。其主語是物,而不能由人充當(dāng),也不用被動形式。
expend 較正式用詞,通常指為某一專門目的而花費(fèi)大量金錢、時(shí)間或精力。
spend 普通用詞,與cost基本同義,但主語必須是人。
take 普通用詞,指需要占用空間、時(shí)間或精力等,其主語可以是人,也可以是一件事情。
參考例句
1. I expended energy,time,and care on my work.
我把精力、時(shí)間和心血花在工作上。
2. Even the effort that some people expend.
即使是一些人所花費(fèi)的努力。
3. But President Bush said this would unreasonably expand the role of the government in health care.
但布什總統(tǒng)說這將使政府在健康護(hù)理方面的作用毫無道理地?cái)U(kuò)大。
參考例句
1.V-T To expend something, especially energy, time, or money, means to use it or spend it. 花費(fèi); 消耗
例:Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults.
孩子們耗能多,可能比成人需要更多高能量的食物。
常見用法
用作及物動詞
He lived high and expended largely.
他生活講究,花費(fèi)很大。
He has expended much time and energy on that experiment.
他已經(jīng)花費(fèi)許多時(shí)間、金錢在那實(shí)驗(yàn)上。
The soldiers expended all their ammunition in that fight.
士兵在那場戰(zhàn)斗中用盡了所有的彈藥。
I had expended much time on the work but they told me its useless.
我花了很多時(shí)間在這件工作上,他們卻告訴我說這是無用的。
vt. 花費(fèi),使用做某事 spend, use in doing sth
vt. 用光; 耗盡 use up
同義詞
v. drop,spend,use
詞匯辨析
cost,expend,spend,take
這些動詞均含 花費(fèi) 之意。
cost 指花費(fèi)時(shí)間、金錢、勞力等。其主語是物,而不能由人充當(dāng),也不用被動形式。
expend 較正式用詞,通常指為某一專門目的而花費(fèi)大量金錢、時(shí)間或精力。
spend 普通用詞,與cost基本同義,但主語必須是人。
take 普通用詞,指需要占用空間、時(shí)間或精力等,其主語可以是人,也可以是一件事情。
參考例句
1. I expended energy,time,and care on my work.
我把精力、時(shí)間和心血花在工作上。
2. Even the effort that some people expend.
即使是一些人所花費(fèi)的努力。
3. But President Bush said this would unreasonably expand the role of the government in health care.
但布什總統(tǒng)說這將使政府在健康護(hù)理方面的作用毫無道理地?cái)U(kuò)大。
參考例句
1.V-T To expend something, especially energy, time, or money, means to use it or spend it. 花費(fèi); 消耗
例:Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults.
孩子們耗能多,可能比成人需要更多高能量的食物。
常見用法
用作及物動詞
He lived high and expended largely.
他生活講究,花費(fèi)很大。
He has expended much time and energy on that experiment.
他已經(jīng)花費(fèi)許多時(shí)間、金錢在那實(shí)驗(yàn)上。
The soldiers expended all their ammunition in that fight.
士兵在那場戰(zhàn)斗中用盡了所有的彈藥。
I had expended much time on the work but they told me its useless.
我花了很多時(shí)間在這件工作上,他們卻告訴我說這是無用的。